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Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Luton
Town
Luton
County
Bedfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War - civilians, First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7562

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Current location

Wardown House Museum and Gallery
Old Bedford Road
Luton
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU2 7HA
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 08929 22967
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • George Kent Ltd Works
    Biscot Road
    Luton
    Luton
    Bedfordshire
    LU3 1JY
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TL 08223 22504
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Rectangular wooden frame incorporating three glazed panels. The centre panel commemorates those who died in either the First or Second World War (including civilians who died in WW1 through explosions in the manufacture of munitions); the panels that flank it list the company's employees who served in HM Forces in WW1. N.B. The names of those who died in the Forces in WW1 are listed twice on the memorial, i.e. in a side panel as having served and also in the centre panel as having died.
Inscription
Centre panel: MEMBERS OF THE FIRM OF GEORGE KENT/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918./ They whom this scroll commemorates were numbered among those who, at the/ call of King and Country, left all that was dear to them, endured hardness,/ faced danger, and finally passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty/ and self-sacrifice, giving up their own lives that others might live in freedom./ (Names)/ LIVES LOST THROUGH EXPLOSIONS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MUNITIONS/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN Left and right panels: MEMBERS OF THE FIRM/ WHO SERVED IN HM FORCES/ 1914 - 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbott, S E
Adams, R B T
Andrews, H
Ansell, N
Ball, H
Bone, B
Brooks, W
Brown, O
Buckingham
Burke, A B
See details for all 74 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, military unit, manner of death, date of death
    Order of information: Alphabetically
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, date of death as the result of explosions during manufacture of munitions
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 456
    Served and returned: 411
    Died: 45
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, decorations and (where appropriate) military unit, manner of death, place of death, date of death
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname: those who died are listed in the centre panel and also named on side panel (among those who had enlisted and served).
Components
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 1181 mm, width 2184 mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
History
(Whilst the inscription on the memorial is in good condition, the images held by IWM are unfortunately insufficiently clear to confidently transcribe the names of all those listed in the side panels as having served in HM Forces in WW1; transcription of all those names will therefore need to await clearer images of those panels. Details of those named in the centre panel, of those who died in the two World Wars, have been transcribed).
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Wardown House Museum and Gallery
Reference

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